Google Maps begins to show delays in public transport
The Maps app from Google keeps getting better little by little bit. And it is that, although it is the most complete tool to look for an address or find out how to get to a place, it still has room for improvement. This is demonstrated by its latest news, which have begun to reach in a staggered way to some users to inform about delays in public transport or to allow the use of maps in completely offline mode , without using Internet data.
This is what some mobile users are verifying Android, who have begun to come across this couple of new features. On the one hand are the delays in public transport An addition that will not only allow us to know the frequency of departures of buses, trains and meters, or the specific arrival times, but also if they have current delays Furthermore, it will not only be known if the Regular lines will be delayed, but the user will receive notifications alerting them to it
It is enough to go through the section of the different means of transport and see the lines to know the current state In addition to being able to see if there are delays or modifications in the service, from now on users can click on any line or regular stop to set alerts In this way, when there is a moderate delay or some notable change, Google Maps makes sure that the user knows so that the delay does not catch him by surprise .
The other novelty has to do with the offline maps To date, Google Maps has been one of the last applications to add the use of offline maps globally In this way, it is possible to use the applicationwithout Internet connection to be guided to a place or even to search for a point of interest or an address. To do this all you had to do was download the maps previously However, many users have been surprised when they consult their bill and see how the The application has continued to use Internet data when consulting downloaded and supposedly offline maps.
This is why Google Maps now includes the feature WiFi only With it, the user can activate the use of offline or offline maps and make sure that the application will not consume any type of data from his rate from Internet. Something that should have been like this from the beginning, and now comes in the form of the option from the Settings menu, where before there was only the section offline places Here it can be activated to ensure that nothing more than connection will be consumed WiFi if it is available to consult downloaded maps.
Now, as we said at the beginning of the article, at the moment it seems that Google is only testing these issues And they are reaching some mobile users in a limited way. This is likely to be a test before global releaseWith that, it only remains to wait for these features to actually launch for everyone sooner rather than later. Something that, possibly, will arrive without the need for an update, since they are functions that have been included in the application's code for a while, being necessary, only , that Google activates them through its servers
